Author: janaseitz1
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The White Cliffs of Jersey
I was recently asked to be a new friend’s “plus one” at a fancy soiree and by accepting discovered a whole new world. It was a dinner celebrating the work of the Palisades Parks Conservancy (PPC) and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) held at Ross Dock on the Hudson River, nestled beneath that sheer…
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If Music Be The Food of Love
Nature abhors a vacuum; matter rushes in to fill any gap. But we’ve had to wait awhile for the vacuum in live music created by the pandemic to fill. Fans have abhorred that empty space, but bands are finally rushing in. Live music is back, and there are many options close enough and good enough…
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A Perfect Picnic
Happy Mother’s Day! Time to dig out that floral dress and some pantyhose…. As this is the first we’ve been able to celebrate openly for a couple of Covid years, you may be chomping at the bit to be feted or to fete. Motherhood has been celebrated since time immemorial, from ancient Greek and Roman…
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Adventures in Worship
I am averse to repetition. It’s a problem and one of my greatest faults. I can do what’s expected as long as I switch up the how and where. There’s so much to see out there that it’s hard to return repeatedly to the same place. I’m a Gemini on the cusp of Taurus, a…
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True Confessions of a Hiker
“When light is in your heart,You will find your way home.” Rumi It’s hard to admit, but I got lost hiking the Appalachian Trail one recent dreary day. It finally happened. I broke every cardinal rule, didn’t follow my own advice, and brought my hiking partner down to the lowest common denominator of friendship by…
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The Gunks
I’ve been hearing about the mysterious Gunks forever, but always thought they were outta my league, that only the hippest of the hip could tackle them: the rock climbers. “Let’s hit the Gunks this weekend” is not a sentence that would naturally fall from my lips. I just didn’t know what they were until I…
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Hittin’ The Campaign Trail
I’ve spent the past three months hiking a trail on which I never thought I’d find myself: The Campaign Trail. I often dream of doing a long stint on The Appalachian, Empire State or Pacific Northwest Trail when the time is right. But The Campaign Trail never crossed my mind. My wish was granted, but…
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From Both Sides Now
One of my favorite things to do is explore a place from opposing points of view: by land (on foot, bike, train, car) from water (by kayak, motorboat, sailboat, swimming) or by air (commercial plane, small plane, hot air balloon, hang glider). To study a place from different angles is to know it intimately. The waterways…
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Best Summer Ever
I have the best summer job ever…even though I’m way too old for summer jobs. I get to be a camper…and get paid for it. For six summers I’ve hiked and kayaked with teenagers, heading off for parts unknown in the morning and returning each afternoon with hearts full of confidence and toes full of…
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Two If By Sea
When my trusty ol’ ski boat I brought up from Texas (“The Come On Y’all”) sank into the mud at the bottom of the Hudson River several years ago, I thought it best to find another way to enjoy the water. I forced myself and Husband to spend a chunk of our vacation on Cape…